Screen Time and the Developing Brain: Are Parents Right to Be Worried?
Tablets, smartphones, digital devices and smart TVs have become a part of the everyday life in today’s evolving world. But there is a throbbing question: how much screen time can hurt a child? While parents scramble to enforce screen limits,…
Inside the Mysterious World of Sperm: What We Still Don’t Know About Fertilisation
Sperm are the only human cells that can survive outside the body… With every heartbeat, a man can produce around 1,000 sperm – and during intercourse, more than 50 million of these microscopic swimmers set off on the long journey to fertilise an…
Amnesty International Trains Southwest Journalists on Human Rights Reporting
Amnesty International has concluded a two-day training workshop in Ibadan, Oyo State, with the aim of empowering journalists from Nigeria’s South West with skills for ethical and human rights-focused storytelling. The initiative brought together media…
UN Warns of Rising Global Hunger as Nigeria Bets on AI to Transform Food Systems
As climate change continues to erode harvests and disrupt supply chains, global hunger is on the rise. The United Nations gave this warning at the opening of the United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. UN…
Five Countries with Automatic Citizenship if You Buy a House
The Eastern Caribbean’s shimmering blue waters and sun-drenched shores are as alluring as ever. But today, it’s not just the promise of paradise that’s drawing new residents, it’s the chance to become a citizen. Across five island nations; Antigua and…
Charly Boy Busstop, the pettiness within – Duke of Shomolu
Duke of Shomolu writes…. The renaming of the Charly Boy Busstop by the Bariga Local Govt is all shades of petty. With all due respect to Olamide, that Busstop, I reconfirmed while working with Fada on his biography was named as such cos the very…
Lack Of Food is Blighting What’s Left In Gaza
The war in Gaza has taken many lives, shattered homes, and destroyed vital infrastructure but perhaps its most haunting consequence is the slow, agonizing hunger consuming the region’s children. The image of war is no longer confined to airstrikes and…
UK Immigration Shake-Up Triggers Panic Among Nigerian Skilled Workers
Thousands of Nigerians working in the United Kingdom under the Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) and Skilled Worker visa routes are facing growing uncertainty following sweeping changes to the UK’s immigration rules. The UK government, in a bid to…
Why Australia’s Cities Are Climbing the Global Liveability Rankings
Do you want to be happy and live beyond the norm? Go to Australia! When it comes to the world’s most liveable cities, Europe often steals the spotlight. But this year, Australia is making a compelling case for attention – with not one, not two, but…
The Critical Role of Non-State Actors in Nasarawa State’s Security Architecture by Luqman Abdulrasaq Gidado (A Review)
This summary effectively distills the core insights from Luqman Abdulrasaq Gidado’s article published in this year’s edition of the International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review. Security is indeed an indispensable cornerstone of…